tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060865309044072246.post7474821356825713311..comments2024-03-07T05:18:38.474-05:00Comments on Bread upon the Waters: Swine Flu: It's Not a Crime, but It Is a ThreatUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060865309044072246.post-28268820725841107242009-04-25T21:36:00.000-04:002009-04-25T21:36:00.000-04:00Hadn't thought of that, Yukio. I found a couple of...Hadn't thought of that, Yukio. I found a couple of studies that indicate that higher temperatures block aerosol transmission, but not contact transmission. Here they are: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17953482<br /><br />It looks like we are mighty lucky, at least initially, that this novel virus is showing up as temperatures warm up.<br /><br />I am hearing confirmations that this version of swine flu, like its predecessors, has its worst effects on young people because they have strong immune systems. Apparently, the stronger the immune reaction, the greater the production of mucous to wash away the infection, leading to fatal pneumonia.Quite Rightlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06454908849040454661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060865309044072246.post-84755282963691532432009-04-25T20:20:00.000-04:002009-04-25T20:20:00.000-04:00My understanding was that the flu viruses transmit...My understanding was that the flu viruses transmitted best in temperatures around 40 degrees F. Mexico City can't be that cold around this time of the year... Would the spread have been worse in the winter, or is this a different type of virus, or am I just wrong about the virus transmission tempertures?yukio ngabyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13132998741555231924noreply@blogger.com